22/09/2024
Welcoming 🤗 this absolutely gorgeous😍 baby, Cupcake 🧁 or fondly called, ‘Cuppy’ 🥺to our fur baby family. We saw this sweet Husky puppy 🐶 for her 3rd vaccine 💉 and deworming 💊
Do you guys agree with us that Cuppy’s EARS ☺️ definitely play a key role in her undeniable cuteness 🥰⁉️ We totally LOVE ❤️ her current mismatched up and down floppers 😆
Using this 3 month old beauty 🤩 as our inspiration, we wanted to help explain the science 🧬 behind whether your pup’s ear 👂 will be erect or not 🤔
All puppies are born with closed, floppy ears. Their ears begin to open around two to two-and-a-half weeks 🗓. The point at which the large flap, called the pinnae, begin to stand differs wildly between breeds and individuals.
The BREED ✅ is the strongest indicator of whether a dog's ears will stand up or not. Puppies 🐕 usually have their ears up by the time they have finished teething 🦷, at about five to six months.
With the right nutrition 🥘, this is about the amount of time it takes for the cartilage to grow strong enough to hold the pinna's weight.
In the case of mixed-breed dogs 🐕, knowing who the parents are will give you the best idea of whether the ears will stand up. If you have a mixed breed dog where both parents have high-set, erect ears, your puppy will likely have erect ears too. However, if one parent has drop ears and one parent has erect ears, the puppy can inherit genes from either parent 🙂
Another good indication is where the ears are placed on the head. Ears set higher up and close together are more wolf-like and more likely to stand 🫢
Supplements 💊 that can help the ear flap strengthen 💪 include those that are generally good for cartilage. This includes gelatine, glucosamine, and Vitamin C 🍊
The cartilage in the ears of a growing pup is fragile and pliable. Avoid excessively patting/handling 👋 your pup's ears, as it can damage the cartilage and keep it from growing straight. Similarly, pups who play too rough or chew 🤭 on each other's ears can also damage the cartilage.
If you are concerned about your pup having one ear up and one ear down, contact us at 755-1256 📱 to make an appointment for us to check for any trauma or inflammation in that ear, which may cause it to droop 😳 House 🏠 calls 🚗 are available ☑️
💭 Do you think both of Cuppy’s ears will stand or will she be one up and one floppy? 😏😎
We just can’t wait to see what happens 🥳